Connects Plus

Bring your culture to life with a branded, points-based peer-to-peer recognition platform that unites teams and fuels engagement.

Drives Connection

Recognition that Drives Connection and Performance

Connects’ Plus strengthens workplace culture, improves employee experience, and delivers positive, measurable business results. An intuitive and integrated Cloud-based solution, Connects Plus helps organizations cultivate a culture of appreciation, transforming the way employees think, feel, and act at work. The outcome: employees come and stay, productivity improves, and your organization thrives. 

Trusted Recognition Programs for Companies in Every Industry

White Castle
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University Hospitals
ATCC
PrimeSource
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Create a Culture of Recognition with Connects Plus

Make Employee Recognition a Part of Everyday Life at Work

    Recognize

    Recognition

    Recognize

    Recognize individuals and teams for a job well done, major accomplishments, living core values, and every moment in between. Personalize the recognition experience, so key behaviors and what matters most is reinforced and celebrated. Showcase great work and accomplishments on the social wall, ensuring everyone gets in on the joy of recognition. Make recognizing easy to do by integrating it into the employees’ flow of work and mobile devices.  

    Connect

    Connections

    Connect

    Foster peer-to-peer social connection within and across teams. Promote company-wide engagement with posts on the public social wall and congratulatory messages that everyone can participate in with a comment, like, fun emojis, and GIFs. Encourage personalization of individuals’ profiles, activity feeds, and language settings, nurturing inclusion and community across the organization. 

    Reward

    Points Reward

    Reward

    Elevate the recognition experience with a points-based system. Managers and program administrators choose how and when to offer rewards, while employees have the freedom to select gifts from our global marketplace. 

    Redeem

    Redeem Points

    Redeem

    Earn reward points that can be redeemed for a wide variety of top brand products, gift cards, and experiences from a thoughtfully curated global marketplace. Our global rewards marketplace features over 100 million rewards from 2,500+ trusted brands. Points can also be used toward charitable giving to a variety of philanthropies. 

    Reporting

    reporting

    Reporting

    Drive continuous improvement with robust reporting, analytics, and real-time employee feedback. Interactive dashboards and reports put employee engagement data at administrators’ and managers’ fingertips to optimize strategies and predict trends that will improve bottom lines. Through our partnership with The Happiness Index, explore and assess employee sentiment by integrating survey and assessment tools.
     

    Communicate

    Communication

    Communicate

    Share company news and information through the Spotlight area. Add fun and personalization to the experience with images, videos, attachments, and more. Foster an organization-wide sense of community while reinforcing company values, brand, and mission. Send recognition for a job well done, or any other accomplishment, either publicly or privately. Animate your message with an eCard or GIF, making recognition fun and inspiring. 
     

    Celebrate the Moments that Matter in 4 Easy Steps

    Imagine being able to easily brighten a colleague's day with just a few clicks. Connects makes it happen in 4 easy steps.

    Recognition Guide

    Personalize the Experience

    With a thoughtful message, videos, photos, or GIFs, share what you are recognizing the individual or team for with or without points. Unsure of where to start? Our Guide Me feature helps you select the right type of recognition based on the scope, scale, and experience you are trying to create for the recipient. 

    gift selections

    Choose a Gift

    Employees can bank and then redeem points received for over 2,500 top-brands and services representing the latest and most popular reward options. Between gift cards, merchandise, charitable giving, and tickets or events, our global marketplace has everything your employees want.

    track impact

    Track Impact

    Monitor program, cultural, and business performance. Interactive dashboards, reports, analytics, and surveys provide real-time insight into how employees are thinking and feeling so adjustments can be made to people strategies and program plans in order to improve employee engagement, decrease turnover, and more. 

    ongoing support

    Ongoing Support

    We don’t take a ‘set it and forget it’ approach; Inspirus serves as true strategic partner in your recognition journey. We work collaboratively with you to understand your culture, align our platform with your objectives, and continuously optimize your recognition strategy based on real-time insights. Through regular check-ins and strategic recommendations, we ensure your recognition program delivers meaningful engagement and measurable results that evolve with your organization's needs.

    Recognition Where Work Happens

    Connects integrates with your everyday tools, making employee recognition and engagement seamless. 

    Daily Workflow

    Make recognition effortless by bringing Connects directly into your employees' daily workflow. Our integration experts can seamlessly incorporate our platform into communication tools like Microsoft Teams and Slack.

    HRIS Integration

    Connect with your HRIS system through our open API. We develop custom integrations tailored to your organization's unique technology ecosystem, ensuring recognition becomes a natural part of your employees' workday.

    The Happiness Index

    The Happiness Index

    Assess How Engagement and Happiness Drive People and Business Outcomes Through Powerful Employee Surveys

    Measure the cultural health of your organization and understand how your employees think and feel through valuable and actionable insights into the well-being of your employees.

    From Concept to Celebration:

    The Partner with Results You Can Trust

    Because of our dedication to service and support, Inspirus received a 70 NPS score from our clients and currently has a 98% retention rate.  

    Our commitment to our customers extends far beyond delivering exceptional engagement and recognition solutions. From solution design services to robust technical support, continuous education, and strategic planning, we walk with our customers on every step of their journey to cultivate a joyful and engaged workplace culture and workforce.  

    NPS Score

    70% Net Promoter Score

    2024

    engagement rate

    96% Satisfaction Rate

    Meeting Engagement Goals

    response rate

    96% Satisfaction Rate

    Inspirus Responsiveness

    Interested in seeing how Connects Plus can help your organization? Schedule a demo with one of our Specialists.